Writers in Quarantine? Rethinking the concept of ‘Hong Kong southbound writers’
Speaker: Prof Wong Nim Yan, Dept. of Chinese Language and Literature
Date: 19 April 2020 (Sunday)
Time: 3pm – 4pm
Language: Cantonese
Format: Online via Zoom
Recording Archive: http://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/web/en-gb/about-us/faculty-news/14-news/549-for-sharing-recorded-webinars-from-april-to-may-2020
The literati headed south from the mainland China to Hong Kong during 1930s-40s include Cai Yuanpei, Xu Dishan, Xiao Hong, Dai Wangshu and Ye Lingfeng. Some appreciated these “southbound writers” had brought vibrant and charismatic culture to the city. Some considered these writers had encroached on the cultural sovereignty of the local literati, masking the original palette of Hong Kong literature. Southbound writers were always in a sort of “quarantine” in terms of academic classification and recognition. Does this “quarantine” convey a positive value in today’s context ? At this very moment of challenges, it is worth rethinking and revisiting the works, life stories, publications and impacts of these southbound writers.
Wong Nim Yan, Associate Professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Chinese University of Hong Kong; Director of Hong Kong Literature Research Centre. In recent years, she has explored the Hong Kong-China perspectives in Hong Kong literature.
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Source: Public Online Lectures: Arts and Humanities in the Face of Global Challenges
